Madam had wanted to visit Padstow for some time, mostly because it is the home of a celebrity chef. I couldn’t find a single hotel in Padstow with availability that wouldn’t make my credit card squeal with pain, so I booked one in nearby Weybridge for a couple of nights. After checking in to the hotel, … Continue reading Padstow and Newquay
Minack Theatre to St Michael’s Mount
Madam was sitting on Thracian Horses 1969 and I was on King Richard III 1969. I moved to Twelfth Night 1970 for a better view of the practicing orchestra and she came to sit beside me on South Pacific 1970. We had stopped at the Minack Theatre on the way back from Land’s End. In 1929, a local … Continue reading Minack Theatre to St Michael’s Mount
Land’s End and a Snow Globe
The sea spray splattered my glasses and the wind tugged at my hair causing it to stick up in an unusually expressive and interesting manner. I looked like a cross between a mad scientist and just plain mad. I zipped up my jacket. “Amazing! It’s like something from National Geographic!” Madam shouted above the wind. She was pointing … Continue reading Land’s End and a Snow Globe
Grandma’s Bedroom in Penzance
We reached Penzance and I went up to the hotel reception to check in. We had booked into a more expensive hotel for tonight, mostly due to a lack of availability on a Saturday night rather than a desire for a better hotel. The hotel was probably upmarket fifty years ago. The world has moved on since then … Continue reading Grandma’s Bedroom in Penzance
Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan
I woke in a state of some anticipation for today we are going to the Eden Project. I had wanted to visit for several years but due to a certain geographical inconvenience had never managed to get here. In 1996, about three miles from St Austell, there was once a very large hole in the ground. It was … Continue reading Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan
Looe to St Austell
It was a bright sunny day as we crossed the Tamar Bridge into Cornwall. A few fluffy white clouds scudded across the blue sky. The river below sparkled in the sunlight. Being a bit geeky, I was more focused on the Royal Albert suspension rail bridge which ran alongside the more modern road bridge. A … Continue reading Looe to St Austell
Buckfast Abbey, Dartmoor and the Pilgrim Steps
A visit to Buckfast Abbey, the wilds of Dartmoor and the Mayflower Pilgrims Steps at Plymouth. We left Exmouth soon after 10am and headed towards Dartmoor. When we planned this trip we would travel along the south coast stopping wherever we fancied in seaside towns. Realising that we had seen enough fishing harbours and sandy beaches for the … Continue reading Buckfast Abbey, Dartmoor and the Pilgrim Steps
Charmouth to Exmouth and Jurassic Coast Fossil Hunting
Charmouth to Exmouth on our West Country road trip. Hunting for fossils along the Jurassic Coast and a trip to Lyme Regis. We headed to the Charmouth Heritage Centre and had a polite look round at the locally found fossils on display. The centre was set up in 1985 to encourage safe and sustainable collecting … Continue reading Charmouth to Exmouth and Jurassic Coast Fossil Hunting
Weymouth
A visit to Weymouth, England, via Lulworth. Memories of a Weymouth B&B, checking the pier and Weymouth beach. We headed from Durdle Door towards Weymouth through the village of Lulworth which has more pretty thatched cottages on one street than you would have thought possible. I wanted to stop and take pictures but the roads were … Continue reading Weymouth
Bournemouth to Durdle Door
First stops at the Durdle Door, Dorset, the beach and Bournemouth on our road trip to the south-west. Due to Madam’s impressive driving skills we arrived in Bournemouth two hours before we could check into the hotel so we found a multi-story car park close to the pier where I parted with £4.50 for two … Continue reading Bournemouth to Durdle Door
Travels With Madam 